Old-Fashioned Date & Nut Pudding

written by The Recipe Exchange | November 14, 2025

Ingredients

1 cup plain, all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup whole milk
1 cup chopped pitted dates, packed
1 cup chopped toasted walnuts

For the topping:
1 cup (200g) soft light brown sugar, packed
2 cups boiling water
1 TBS (15g) butter

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350*F

Butter a 10 by 10 inch square baking pan, or a deep round dish, 9 inches in diameter. Set aside.

Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a bowl. Stir in the milk and briskly mix together until smooth.

Stir in the dates and nuts.

Spread the batter into the prepared baking dish.

Heat the brown sugar, water and butter together in a saucepan until it comes to the boil again. Pour this carefully over top of the batter. Do not stir!

Immediately place into the heated oven and bake, uncovered, for 1 hour, or until the top is golden and the sauce is bubbling up from underneath.

Serve warm with or without pouring cream, custard or ice cream.